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Fedora Core 2 : xpdf-3.00-3.6 (2004-572)
high Nessus Plugin ID 16050
Synopsis
The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.Description
This package fixes a buffer overflow which allows attackers to cause the xpdf application to crash, and possibly to execute arbitrary code.The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures projects (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1125 to this issue.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected xpdf and / or xpdf-debuginfo packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 16050
File Name: fedora_2004-572.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 12/27/2004
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xpdf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xpdf, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-1125